Troopers said six students, all from South Ripley Senior-Junior High School, were in two pickups that collided at the intersection when one ran a stop sign. Three teens were in each pickup, troopers said.

Sgt. Noel Houze said that in summer, growing corn would have likely blocked the drivers' view of the other road.

"They actually hit in the intersection," Houze said. "To my knowledge, I don't believe there were any pre-collision skid marks like they tried to stop to avoid the collision."

The crash happened after the students left a Future Farmers of America event at Hopewell Church.

Troopers clarified earlier reports that there were three teens in each pickup, saying that Timothy Bowman and Jacob Vogel were in the red Ford F250, while Thomas Crawford, Samantha Hanson, Kayla Adkinson and Caleb Cumberworth were in the white Dodge pickup.

Bowman, Vogel and Hanson died in the crash. The other three were injured.

Troopers said Cumberworth has been released from the hospital, and they hoped to interview all three survivors soon.

Charlie Morton pitched five-hit ball for seven innings, Neil Walker hit a review-aided home run and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-0 Sunday in a testy game in which benches cleared after stars Andrew Mcutchen and Brandon Phillips were hit by pitches.